Joshua Murphy
American, 22, Government and World Affairs, BA from the University of Tampa. Published Author and Blogger--Seeking Developers For New Social Entrepreneurship Site.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.youthspeak.blogspot.com & http://www.generationwesolve.com |
| Industries: | Education, Lifestyle |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Public speaking, Writing |
| Next step: | When I'm finished with my year of service in AmeriCorps in June '09, I plan to devote my time to my new start-up,Generation We Solve and go back to grad school or travel. |
| Location: | Washington, DC |
| Groups: | Global Social Venture Competition |
| Visas: | USA |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Helping friends, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Tags: | business, climate change, consulting, creativity., education reform, generation we, generation y, idealism, international affairs, politics, social entrepreneurship, solutions, Web Design, young minds, youth, youth empowerment |
| Schools: | University of Tampa |
FEATURED STARTUP
GenWeSolve
GenWeSolve
Generation We Solve--Young People Creating Solutions for the World's Most Pressing Needs. (Social Entrepreneurship).
www.generationwesolve.com
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Prototyping
FULL BIO
I'm 22 years old--located in Arlington, VA (5 min from DC). Serving in a program called City Year with AmeriCorps. I work in a fifth grade classroom in the DC public school system. I'm hopeful, idealistic, intelligent, engaged, political, creative, entrepreneurial, and excited for the future.
I attended the University of Tampa in Florida where I studied Government and World Affairs--graduated in 2008. I hope to start my new project-Generation We Solve in the next couple of months to expand the idea of social entrepreneurship amongst my generation of young people (ages 18-29).
Frank DiSpirito is the other member of our team. Graduate of the University of Tampa as well and soon to be graduate from New York Law School.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | City Year (AmeriCorps) |
| Position: | Corps Member, Ambassador Team Member, Physical Training Crew |
| Time period: | August 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Corps Member 2008-Present
· Work towards 1700 hours of voluntary full-time, team based community service as a member of the whole school whole child team. · Mentor, tutor, and teach 22 fifth grade students. · Manage daily after school enrichment and leadership program for students in underserved public school. · Work in a diverse, team based environment. · Develop curricula and conduct lessons ranging from English literacy to leadership skills for at-risk students. Ambassador Team Member · Participate in monthly Breakfast of Champions Open Houses to engage and inform community members, funders, and potential applicants of City Year’s mission and practices. · Represent City Year at high-profile community engagement events and to the media. Physical Training Crew · Lead the City Year Corps in various exercises to unite the corps and prepare for a day of service. |
| Employer: | Camp Pinewood |
| Position: | Camp Director |
| Time period: | December 2006 - November 2008 |
| Description: | · Oversaw five cabins of at least sixty male campers and over ten male staff members.
· Reviewed daily cabin reports and dealt with discipline issues daily with campers and male staff. · Led and coordinated a five-day camp competition involving over 200 campers and staff. · Facilitated camp orientation for all male staff and campers. |
| Employer: | Camp Pinewood |
| Position: | Camp Counselor |
| Time period: | December 2004 - November 2008 |
| Description: | · Supervised 12 boys ages 12-14 for two-months at a live-in adventure co-ed summer camp.
· Evaluated each of my campers daily for mental, physical, and social issues, promptly reporting that information to camp directors and/or nurses. · Interacted daily with staff, camp owners, and other campers in meetings and activities. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Tampa |
| Time period: | 2003 - 2008 |
| Degree: | Government and World Affairs, BA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Books: | Writings From a Teenage Mind |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Soccer, baseball, football. |
| Hobbies: | Reading political books, social policy, newspapers, & news magazines. Writing on my blog, listening to music, volunteering, and relaxing. |
| Memberships: | · Member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity (2005-2008), served as Chaplain (2007-2008).
· Served as vice-president of student government, 2006-2007. · Served as vice-president of the campus programming board and oversaw a budget of over $100,000, 2007-2008. |
| Awards: | · University of Tampa Dean’s Scholarship ($7,000 a year), 2004-2008 and Dean’s List, 2004
· Martin Denoff Volunteer Service Award, 2006-2007. · Bailey Family Scholarship recipient, 2007-2008. |
Joshua's Startups (1)
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GenWeSolve
Generation We Solve--Young People Creating Solutions for the World's Most Pressing Needs. (Social Entrepreneurship). www.generationwesolve.com
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Ish Dugal
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Jo Potts
Wizened Oxford based developer with experience ranging from nasty Oracle monstrosities in big financial institutions, to slightly less nasty .NET corporate systems, to my new (happy) phase of life making nice little web applications - tidyapps.com
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